Re: Multiple Boot images on woody CD#1
Jim,
Where is this version? Upload?
With any luck I will be able to use this version for the hurd-H3 CDs due
at the end of the month. This should give it a good testing base.
Phil.
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Jim Westveer wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> Debian-cd now has the ability to put 5 boot images on
> the first woody-i386 CD/ROM. Currently this capability can be
> used by setting a variable named Multiboot in debian-cd.
> (see changelog).
>
> With a i386-woody CD#1, and a newer BIOS in your
> computer, the CD will boot, and present you with a menu
> of what 'flavor' of kernel image you wish to boot with. On
> an older BIOS, CD#1 will simply boot the 'default' kernel.
>
> The kernels on a multiboot woody CD#1 are:
> 1. default kernel
> 2. compact kernel
> 3. idepci kernel
> 4. udma100-ext3 kernel
> 5. reiserfs kernel
>
> I would like to make this the default behavior of debian-cd,
> but we really need to have more people test this before
> that change can be made.
>
> If you have positive or negative experience when using
> a woody-i386 image that was created with multiboot, please
> let me or the list know.
>
> tnx,
>
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